In case you missed it, here's a cool video that gives a glimpse of our Black Cat Project Quality Control sessions:

When I started working for Intelligentsia nearly seven years ago as a barista in Chicago, one of the most exciting parts of my job involved working on a daily basis with espresso. Since then, Black Cat has undergone a number of changes, but it remains one of our most popular coffees and a staple in the grinders of cafes across the country. These days, I have fewer opportunities to serve drinks to customers in a coffee shop; I'm busy roasting, tasting, and blending at our Fulton Street Roasting Works, and buying coffee from Brazil and East Africa. Our partnerships in Brazil this year have flourished, and I'm very excited about the high quality of the coffees we've been able to secure for our espresso this year. Whether it's our longstanding relationship in Carmo de Minas or a fledgling project in the under-explored regions of Bahia, we've been able to find remarkable people...